# Alex Morgan - Backend developer focused on reliable web services

## QUICK REFERENCE
```yaml
name: Alex Morgan
current_location: Valencia, Spain
target_roles:
  - Backend Developer
  - Platform Engineer
open_to_relocation: true
positioning_summary: "Backend developer with experience building APIs,
  internal tools, and observable web services."
education:
  - "BSc Computer Science | Example University | 2025"
professional:
  - "Backend Developer Intern | Northstar Labs | Mar-Sep 2025"
top_skills:
  - TypeScript
  - Node.js
  - PostgreSQL
  - Docker
  - REST APIs
tools:
  - GitHub Actions
  - OpenTelemetry
  - Linux
certifications:
  - "Cloud Fundamentals | Example Institute | 2025"
languages:
  - "English: C1"
  - "Italian: Native"
github: https://github.com/alexmorgan
linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/alexmorgan
portfolio: https://alexmorgan.dev
```

This file is Alex Morgan's private professional source of truth. It is not a
public CV. Agents use it to create grounded career outputs while keeping goals
separate from completed experience.

<!-- VERIFIED FACTS: degree=2025, internship=2025-03/2025-09 -->

## GOALS AND TARGETING

**Ideal role:** Backend or platform engineer on a product team.
**Want to work on next:** service reliability, internal platforms, and CI/CD.
**Evidence boundary:** Production API work is verified. Platform engineering
is a direction supported by personal projects, not a past job title.

## EDUCATION

### [DEGREE] BSc Computer Science | Example University | 2025

Focus: databases, distributed systems, software engineering, and web services.

#### [COURSE] Distributed Systems | 2025

Topics: replication, consistency, message queues, and fault tolerance.

##### [PROJECT] QueueWatch

**TL;DR:** Dashboard for inspecting background-job failures in a local test environment.
**Description:** Built a searchable failure timeline and retry workflow.
**Technologies:** TypeScript, Fastify, PostgreSQL, OpenTelemetry, Docker.
**Evidence:** Public repository with setup instructions and architecture notes.

## PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

### [ROLE] Backend Developer Intern | Northstar Labs | Mar-Sep 2025

**TL;DR:** Maintained Node.js API endpoints for an internal operations tool.

- Added request validation and integration tests to three existing endpoints.
- Reduced a recurring report from a manual spreadsheet process to one API call.
- Worked with TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Docker, and GitHub Actions.

## RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

### [PREPRINT] Reliable Retry Policies for Background Jobs | Draft

**TL;DR:** Small reproducibility study comparing retry policies under simulated failures.
**Status:** Draft; do not describe as peer reviewed or published.

## SKILLS INDEX

**Languages:** TypeScript, SQL
**Backend:** Node.js, Fastify, REST APIs
**Data:** PostgreSQL
**Infrastructure:** Docker, GitHub Actions, Linux
**Observability:** OpenTelemetry

## CERTIFICATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

### [CERT] Cloud Fundamentals | Example Institute | 2025

Credential ID: EXAMPLE-0001
Evidence: fictional certificate record for template demonstration only.

### [AWARD] University Software Project Showcase | Finalist | 2025

Evidence: fictional event result for template demonstration only.

## LANGUAGES

| Language | Level | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italian | Native | Self-reported |
| English | C1 | Fictional example certificate |

## EXTRACURRICULAR AND LEADERSHIP

### [ORG] University Developer Society | Workshop Volunteer | 2024-2025

- Helped prepare two introductory Git and API workshops.
- Do not describe this as people management or formal teaching employment.

## OUTPUT PREFERENCES

- Use plain language and short sentences.
- Prefer specific examples over broad claims.
- Ask before adding a metric that is not written in this file.
- Keep goals separate from completed experience.

## PUBLIC PROFILE SNAPSHOT

**GitHub:** https://github.com/alexmorgan
**LinkedIn:** https://linkedin.com/in/alexmorgan
**Portfolio:** https://alexmorgan.dev

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